If God Doesn’t Exist, Science is Impossible - Dr. Wes Siscoe

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Aug 20, 202633:33Religion & Spirituality

Dr. Wes Siscoe tackles a big question in science and philosophy, arguing that the very fact that nature follows stable, intelligible laws points beyond brute fact and toward God as the deeper explanation. This lecture wa...

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